David Beckham faced an online backlash over a Facebook and Instagram post about his recent visit to Hong Kong.

BBC News reports that Beckham shared a video of his trip with the caption "great 48 hours in China", with some users pointing out that Hong Kong has a separate political and economic system from China.

One user was quick to exclaim the gaffe, saying: "Please change to 'Great 48 hours in Hong Kong'. We have our own government, currency, even Football Team!"

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"Hong Kong is not China," another added on Instagram.

Following the backlash, David changed the post to read: "Great 48 hours in Shanghai and Hong Kong."

"I'm a human being. Of course something like that would be hurtful. But at the same time I've learned when you're famous sometimes you get dragged into things you shouldn't be involved in," she explained.